The following students were selected by the Seneca High School teachers and staff as the December 2024 Students of the Month.

Morris Elementary District 54 is in search of a new superintendent to start in July after the departure of Superintendent Shannon Dudek, who leaves for Wood Dale District 7 Tuesday, July 1.

The Morris Community High School Education Foundation is hosting a Casino Night at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the VFW, 309 McKinley St., Morris.

The Morris Community High School Education Foundation inducted six new members into its Hall of Distinction before the varsity boys' basketball game vs. LaSalle-Peru on Friday.

25 members of the Morris Community High School Class of 2025 have been named Illinois State Scholars.

Morris Community High School is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 for the community to learn more about the $67 million referendum that will be on the Tuesday, April 1 Consolidated Election ballot.

Six Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees candidates are running for the April 1 election and two of them have pending lawsuits against the college that challenge censure and appointment votes. 

The University of Illinois Extension says its new Four Seasons Gardening webinar series will begin on Feb. 11 with two new winter sessions.

Three eighth grade basketball players at Nettle Creek Elementary got to play their final home game to a packed crowd full of former players, coaches, and Nettle Creek alumni.